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Racer Pornelius (pornelius_hubert)
Race Number 579
Date Fri, 8 Nov 2019 08:32:27 +0000
Speed 49 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 91.7%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents gillettej (2nd place) michaelacrack (1st place)

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The invention and general use of totally new terms, or coinage, is not very common in English. Typical sources are trade names for commercial products that become general terms (usually without capital letters) for any version of that product. Older examples are aspirin, nylon, vaseline and zipper; more recent examples are granola, kleenex, teflon and xerox.
The Study of Language (book) by George Yule (see stats)

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